It would be a lot better if they restored the houses.

I would agree with Senator Norris but there is going to be a great deal of restoration and maintenance work. As he knows, 14 Henrietta Street is important because it has been untouched for so long that it is in a perfect condition to represent life as it was lived 100 years ago.

It is one of the Underwood houses, I think.

I am told it has not received a lick of paint in 100 years. To see it restored in a sensitive manner as a museum of tenement life would be really welcome. Given the huge public response to the Road to the Rising events on Easter Monday, about which I have spoken previously, there is enormous interest in the cultural aspects of the last century and the way in which people lived their day-to-day lives. That is what Henrietta Street will represent.

I am also glad that the Poolbeg chimneys are going to be retained and restored. I know Senator Norris will have something to say on this. It is very welcome to most of us who live in Dublin and love the sight of those chimneys.

We could decommission some dynamite by using it on them.

They are a landmark and are iconic of the Dublin cityscape. It is welcome to see the ESB announcing it will restore them and start to maintain them properly.